European shares inch higher in early deals; Siemens climbs

SarahTurner

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares opened to the upside on Thursday, as investors eyed earnings from German industrial conglomerate Siemens and brewer Inbev
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Siemens
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shares rose 1.2% in Frankfurt after the company said that its fiscal-year profit rose 38%. The German DAX Xetra 30 index rose 0.13% at 6,357, the French CAC-40 index increased 0.09% at 5,441 and the U.K. FTSE 100 index increased 0.08% at 6,244.

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